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Earthquake strikes off Turkey's coast near Greek islands Turkey earthquake: Tremors felt in Istanbul and Athens
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A strong earthquake has struck off the coast of western Turkey with tremors felt in Istanbul and on some Greek islands, reports say. A strong earthquake has struck off the Aegean coast of western Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, with tremors felt in Istanbul and Athens.
The epicentre of the 6.3 magnitude quake was 84 km (52 miles) northwest of the Turkish city of Izmir, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The epicentre of the 6.3 magnitude quake was 5km (3 miles) south of the Greek town of Plomari, south of Lesbos, the US Geological Survey said.
Some damage was reported in the town of Plomari, on the Greek island of Lesbos. Several buildings in the town were damaged, the mayor said. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
There were no immediate reports of injuries. Turkey and Greece sit on significant fault lines and earthquakes are common.
"The trembling was really bad. Everything in my clinic started shaking wildly, we all ran outside with the patients," Didem Eris, a 50-year-old dentist in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir, told Reuters news agency.
"We are very used to earthquakes as people of Izmir but this one was different. I thought to myself that this time we were going to die."